New Tires

My buddy that owns a tire store went to an action of another tire store that was going out of business.He bid on a lot of 4 sets of Pirelli 305/45/22`s.

I bought all 4 sets from him for...get this $99.00 a tire.:wow:

I think I am set for the forseeable future on tires I think.:fing02:

And what are you going to charge me in shipping for a set of 4? :D That would be $396 + shipping..... :)

What a steal!! Still looking for a pair of 325/40/22 tires for the rear on mine...

Ha Sandy.I couldn`t believe it.I didn`t need for sets of tires but at that price you just can`t pass it up.It is prolly a once in a lifetime chance like this.Maybe free shipping....LOL

Still looking for a pair of 325/40/22 tires for the rear on mine...Don`t make them Tom.Just 325/50.

dave...i meant to say..

i think i want to stay with the 40 series....

Yea Dan I would too all things being equal but for the price of less than half I`ll be fine with the 45 series look.

well....

i hope so...now that you got 23405987 tires stockpiled

Roktman

You seem to be well connected in the auto arena. Reminds me of myself when I was in the field 15 years ago. Needed this, had a friend. Needed that, knew a store owner for it.

I miss those days but I will say in my new career (which is older then my mechanic career) I am well connected but how can I use an OC192 for my SRT10 LOL

Roktman

You seem to be well connected in the auto arena. Reminds me of myself when I was in the field 15 years ago. Needed this, had a friend. Needed that, knew a store owner for it.

I miss those days but I will say in my new career (which is older then my mechanic career) I am well connected but how can I use an OC192 for my SRT10 LOLI have a few friends in the car business.My buddy manages a repair shop that does all my mechanical work,the buddy that owns a tire store.Another guy who details my cars every month for cheap etc.That`s really about it though.

Don`t make them Tom.Just 325/50.

Can you throw a link at me? Curious what the outer diameter is, and if anyone else is running 325s?

Here you go: http://www.discounttire.com/dtcs/searchTiresBySize.do?r=OHDINT|pc|45251&cs=325&ar=50&rd=22

I sent them an email asking for the specs of this tire. Yokohama's web site doesn't list this tire anymore.

So, what issues have you noticed from running 45s vice 40s? Speedo off by a few MPH? Any clearance issues?

I'm looking to buy a new set of tires and trying to decide if I should get 45s to fill up the wheel well, or just stick with the 40s

I realize this thread is a little old, but no reason not to bring it back to life.

damn Roktman, sweet deal.....man, im needing a new set myself but i'm prob looking at spending, what? $1500 or so????

damn Roktman, sweet deal.....man, im needing a new set myself but i'm prob looking at spending, what? $1500 or so????$1000.00 maybe.

They "Ball Park" at around $230-$250 each... :)

Keep them someplace where they won't dry rot. Four sets should take you awhile to go through unless you do burnout contests. I saw an article on TV awhile back about how tires have an expiration code on them and that you shouldn't run them once past that date. Basically a "Best Used By" type thing you'd find on a food container. The show went on to say that they went around to a couple tire places and saw new tires on the rack that were past there "freshness" date. Sometimes years past that date.

So you might consider selling off a set or two to get them used within their expiration date. You'll need to check them to see how much time you have.
Just a FYI. Not a "Sky is Falling" type thing.

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/aged-tires-driving-hazard-4826897

http://www.ehow.com/how_4621263_read-tire-date-codes.html

Keep them someplace where they won't dry rot. Four sets should take you awhile to go through unless you do burnout contests. I saw an article on TV awhile back about how tires have an expiration code on them and that you shouldn't run them once past that date. Basically a "Best Used By" type thing you'd find on a food container. The show went on to say that they went around to a couple tire places and saw new tires on the rack that were past there "freshness" date. Sometimes years past that date.


This is a BIG DEAL in the RV community. For those who don't RV, they recommend replacing your tires when they "exipre" even if they have plenty of tread and no cracking or dry rot. Just not worth the risk of a blow out on the freeway. Good point Big Dave!

This is a BIG DEAL in the RV community. For those who don't RV, they recommend replacing your tires when they "exipre" even if they have plenty of tread and no cracking or dry rot. Just not worth the risk of a blow out on the freeway. Good point Big Dave!

Just trying to spread a little knowledge (Lord knows that's all I have) in case they didn't know about this.
This is not just for Dave (Roktman). Everyone should check this on all their vehicles.

Great Call Dave, I have already been checking around for tires and one of the first questions I ask is "How Old is the Tire". Most of the sales personnel will say "They are New" until I ask about the date code and then they start to Studder... :)

Yo Roktman, if you ever decide that you want to sell a set, shoot me a PM cuz i'd definitely be interested.

Yo Roktman, if you ever decide that you want to sell a set, shoot me a PM cuz i'd definitely be interested.Sorry man too good of a deal to part with.

no worries dude....it is a great deal.